Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!daemon From: chi@vlsi.uwaterloo.ca (Bo Chi) Newsgroups: ut.chinese Subject: Dec. 19 (I), News Digest Message-ID: <8912191904.AA08397@vlsi.waterloo.edu> Date: 19 Dec 89 14:04:59 GMT Sender: Distribution: ut Lines: 93 Approved: nobody@csri.toronto.edu Original-To: china-distribution@cs.toronto.edu * C h i n a N e w s D i g e s t * (ND Canada Service) -- Dec. 19 (I), 1989 Table of Contents # of Lines 1. A Letter from Chairman of FCSSC ................................. 74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. A Letter from Chairman of FCSSC Dec.18, 1989 No.36 (china-can) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Friends, I have been communicating with you through this account for over half an year since our 'China-can' network was created at the end of June. As I have finally finished my M.S. program in Univ. of Manitoba after two consecutive delaying from May to December, I will move to Toronto Tomorrow (Dec.19, 1989) and therefore, this account will be probably closed forever. This half an year is by no means easy to any Chinese national. As our dear motherland faced its biggest crisis, as thousands of innocents died in Tiananmem Square and along ChangAn Ave, the street I used to ride bicycle with my classmates when I was studying at TsingHua University. We, Chinese students in Canada, didn't stay aside. We sacrificed our academic life ( I know quite a few students who postponed their defense, comprehensive examination, and even be forced to quit school, and most of them have never thought of 'doing poli- tics' as their professional objectives). We sacrificed our summer vacation, we also run into the danger that our relatives in China may get trouble. We achieved a lot, we in the first time united Chinese students and scholars in Canada under the flag of FCSSC. We are proud of that as we played our part in the all-world democratic movement for China. As an ordinary student like you, I am so glad I did what I can in this historical event to serve the country and also serve you. At the same time, due to lack of experience; knowledge of demo- cracy and social work; time and energy, I also have made numerous errors, otherwise, lots of work could be much improved. Such as our FCSSC looks not so professional and influential as our coun- terpart in U.S., IFCSS. I should take part of responsibility of these. You may feel unsatisfied to some of FCSSC's projects. I would like to take this opportunity to say sorry to you all. FCSSC will certainly continue to carry on the its duties on pro- moting democracy in China and protecting Chinese students in Canada. I will certainly continue the work for FCSSC in Toronto. First I would try to work with students in Ontario area to estab- lish a more effective FCSSC headquarter in Toronto. And FCSSC certainly will welcome any of you to contribute your idea and talent to the operation and development of FCSSC, and to take over the positions and carry on our unfinished task in the next office term. This message also serves as the warmest greeting on behalf of all FCSSC volunteers to you for a merry Xmas and happy new year. For people continuing their study we wish him a big academic pro- gress. For people who are looking for a job or who have already found jobs (as quite a few my close friends in U of Manitoba who helped to make the Winnipeg Conference a reality did), we give them sincere congratulations and wish them professional success. Let's always keep in touch. A better future of China needs us keep in touch. To insure the best interest of our fellow Chinese nationals in Canada society also needs us keep in touch. Many thanks to all of you, all FCSSC coordinators and activists, especially I thank to FCSSC executives and U of Manitoba Chinese students. Xiaohua Qu Chairman of FCSSC ------------------------------------------------------------ FCSSC == Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars, Canada == Quan Jia Xue Lian (2,1,2,2) (in Chinese) ------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================= News Transmission chi@vlsi.uwaterloo.ca (or) -------------------- --------------------- Local Editor: Bo Chi chi@vlsi.waterloo.edu -------------------------------------------------------------